Co-sponsored by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. An Archaeological Institute of America Lecture.

The partnership between humans and horses goes back much further than we thought. Domestication of the horse radically transformed communication, trade and warfare and helped further an exchange of art and ideas. An important sculpture depicting a horse found in Saudi Arabia last summer shows how artistic depictions may upend prevailing theories about the use of the horse.

Thursday, January 16, 2014, 6:30 p.m.

This lecture is free, but tickets are required. Tickets will be available online, by phone at 713.639.7771, or at any MFAH admissions desk. General admission at the MFAH is free on Thursdays, courtesy of Shell Intersects with Aramco-sponsored “Roads of Arabia” Exhibit, December 22, 2013 to March 9, 2014